Thailand aims for a 10% growth in tourism revenues, Six Senses signs Loire Valley, rise of the urban wellness resort and reasons hotel marketers aren’t pending enough to sell weddings.

Thailand aims for a 10% growth in tourism revenues
Friday, 12th July 2019

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is aiming to boost tourism revenues by 10%, over the projection for this year, in 2020.

For the domestic market, TAT says that it will categorise customers into various segments such as, Gen X, Gen Y, family and millennial family, silver age, lady, first jobber, multi-gen, and corporate >>

Six Senses signs Loire Valley resort development
12 Jul 2019 : Just over a 90-minute drive south of Paris is the breathtaking Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage region renowned for historic chateaux, medieval towns, fine wines, great food and unspoiled landscape. At the heart of the region sits the village of Saint-Laurent-Nouan, which will be home to Six Senses Loire Valley >>

Dubai Business Events secures 17% growth in delegates
12 Jul 2019 : These events won in H1 2019, including conferences, meetings and incentives, are set to attract 75,288 delegates from around the globe to Dubai over the coming years, representing growth of 17% on the delegate impact of bid wins from the same period in 2018 >>

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Rise of the Urban Wellness Resort
Friday, 12th July 2019

Overtourism and the world’s newest wellness destinations: Cities

Even in the world’s most crowded cities, people need a respite and it may seem counterintuitive to place a wellness hospitality property smack in the middle of a major metropolitan area. The fact is, several of the world’s top wellness brands are moving beyond their roots in idyllic locations to set up shop in big cities >>

Reasons Hotel Marketers Aren’t Spending Enough To Sell Weddings
The wedding industry is booming and hotel marketers who aren’t directing money into marketing weddings are missing out on their slice of the $55 billion pie >>

What Signals Are You Unintentionally Sending Your Customers?
There are plenty of silent signals we send to our customers, both positive and negative. I’m not as worried about the positive ones, although it’s important to know what they are so you can repeat them with more intention >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - July 2019
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>

Global Newsletter from yesterday: July 11, 2019
The hotel room where you can buy what's on display, Yotel expands, excellence in hotel openings, automation is going to affect hotels and do I have the right skills for the hospitality industry? >>